Seine-puller.



C. .I. BERGLANN.

SEINE PULLER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 9. r.

Patented Dec. 11, 1917.

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:from the water on .to said CHRISTIAN J'. BERGLANN, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

SEINE -PULLER.

Speclflcation of Letters Pitent.

Patented Dec. 11, 1917.

Application med May 9, 1917. Serial No. 167,(506.

To all whom z't may concm Be it known that I, CHRISTIAN J. Bene- LANN, citizen of the United States, residing at Seattle, in the county of King and State of W'ashington, have in'vented a'certain new and useful Improvement in Seine-Pullcrs, of which the following is a specification.

My inventiori relates to improvements in seine pullers of that class employed on fishing vessels for pullin a seine from the water on to a, vessePs eck and the object of my invention is to provide a seine puller which shall be securely fastened on a platform pivotally mounted in a socket fixed in the deck of a vessehand which shall be edpted to be operated evenly to pull a seine latform from any direction within an angu ar distance of ninety dcgrees'from either side of the ves-f sel skeel, and 'whose operative parts that `ngage with the seine may" be adjusted to' maintain them 'in a horizontaLplane irrespective of any heeling of the vessel while sailing with 'the wind on either beam.

A further object of niy invention is to pro` vide a seine shall exert an equal strain on all trensverse i parts of a. seine as said seine is being pulled o`n board the vessel and which shall act mpidly to deposit said seine upon its platform in such manner that it maybe manually folded into a. compect form without entanglingits parts.

I accomplish these objects by devices illustrated n the accompe'nying drawings, wherein-- Figure 1 is a, -plen 'View of one. form of e seine puller which embodies my invention; Fig. 2 is a view 'of the same in' elevetion of its intake eid which is normall disposed to face after portions of a'vess'el uring operations of pulling &seine inboerd;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged View of the same n vertical section on 'broken line 3, 3 of Fi i e i ig. 4 is an enlarged vvT of the same on broken line 4,' 4 of Fig. 2;

' Fig. 5 is a. fragmentery view n vertical section of details of the seine on brokenline 5, 5 of'Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view of details of the same in vertical section on broken line,

6, 6 of Fig. 4; i Fig. 7 is a fragmentary vew of the same puller which, in its operation,.

` sel throu h the axis of t in horizontal section on broken line 7, 7 of Fig. 3; i

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary View of arts of the same in vetical section on bro en line 8, 8 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 9 s a. View of details of the same in vertical section on broken line 9, 9 of Fig. 7;

Fig. 10 is a fragmentary View of details of the same in vertical section on broken line 10, 10 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 11 is a fragnentary view-of arts of the same in vertical section on bro en line 11,11 of Fig. 4; and v Fig. 12 is a fragmentary View in vertical section on broken line 12, 12 of Fig. 11.

Referring to the drawings,- throughout which like reference numerals indicate like parts, as shown in Fi 2, 13 designates the deck of a fishing vesse within which isfixed eflanged'tubular socket 14 'whose flange 15 rests upon said deck 13 end which isprovided with a lower portion that proJects downwardly through said deck 13 and with an upper portion which projects upwardl into and through a flanged plate 16 whic is fa'stened to the under side of the central portion of e platform 17 thus pivotally'to tatively pov le in e plane parallel with the 'surface of seid deck 13 in a well known Inanner;

Secured to the top surface of said plat ar housing 18 whose base plote form 17 is 19 is provi ed with a hole which is disposed concentrically with the hole through the flanged socket'14, which two holes ointly serve as a bering for'a verticelly disposed i driving shaft20 to whose upper end portion' (within the housing 18) is fastened a bev-` eled gearwheel 38, and .whose lower end or ..tion (beneath'the deck 13) is assume to be connected with a controllebl means (not shown) for revolving seidcshaft 20 et tiines' re uired. i 1

s shown in Fig.- 1, the platform 17 s nerrower at one edge portion end'widerat the opposite edge portion, and during the 'operation of -pulling a seine' inboard said seine will act on the-seine puller cause it said platform 17 to be disposed with seid ;irrower' 'edge ortion fucing some pont that is abaft a line draw thwart the vesvertical shaft 20 nerrower edge portion of sai thus sai platform constitutes the after portion thereof.

Rigidly fastened to the top surface ot' the after portion of the platform 17 are tour frame supporting beses 21, 22, 23 and 24 each of which is provided with an inwardly 'projecting lug, as lugs 25, 26, 27 and 28, respectirely.

The lngs 25 and 27 are rigidly connected by a. base rail 29, and the lugs 26 and 28 are likewise connected by a base rail 30 which base rails 29 and 30 are preferably made ot iron pipe.

The bases 21 and 22 are rigidly connected by a base rail 31 and the bases 23 and 24 are. rigidly connected by a base rail 32, both ot which base rails 31 and 32 are 'p'eferably made of iron pipe.

The supporting base 21 is of larger dimensions than the supporting bases 23 and 24, and .is provided with an integral lug 33 disposed to project therefron with its axis extending -in a line that intersects the Vertical axis of the shaft 20.

The supporting base 21 is hollow and the lug 33 is provided with a concentrically disposed hole extending therethrough froni the interior of said base 21, which hole serves as a 'hearing for a. shaft34 rotatably 'disposecl therein and upon the end portion of the shaft 34 within the interior of the base 21 is'fixed a beveled gearwheel 35.

The shaft 34 extends from the interior of the base 21 through the lug 33 and through a pipe36 into the 'housing 18, where its end portion is provided with a beveled gear- Wheel 37 whose teeth are adapted operatively to engage with the teeth of the beveled gearwhee1-38, whereby the gearwheel may be rotated in response to rotations of the Vertical shaft 20.

The pipe 36 rigidly unites the lug 33 with the housing 18 and within its end adjacent to said housing 18 is provided a hearing RS)- for the adjacent end of the shaft 34-. i

Rigidlyfixed' within the top portion of the base 21 is the lower end of a pipe 40, and fixed within the base 22 is the lower enl of a Smaller pipe 41,. both of which pipes for a like distance extend obliquely upward in peralle] with each other to incline inwa'rdly to a slight degree, and the top ends of both i es 40 and 41` are provided with elbows 42 and 43 respoctively, which are rigidly connected with each other by a pipe 44, whereby a rectangular side t'rane forned by the pipes 31, 40, 41 and 44.

In the upper end of each of the pipcs 40 and 41 is fixed a shaft-bearing block, as hearing blocks and 40; and in th( base 22 is a shaft-bearing for the lower end of a shift 48 which is rotatably disposed within the pipe 4.1 to extencl`upwar lly from sziil base 22 to and through the hearing block 4-0.

In the lower end portion of the pipe 40 is fastcned a hearing block 49 within which is rotatably journalecl a tubular shutt 50 upon the lower end of which is fastened a hei'eled gearwl'eel 51 whose teeth operatively engage with the teeth of the bevelcd gearwheel 35, said tnbular shatt 50 being of n length to extend upwardly within the pipo 40 for a distance equal nearly to halt' of the height of said pipe 40.

b'aidtubular shaft 50 is provided iwith a ltmgitniinal slot.52 and slidably nonnted on said tnbular shaft 50 is a sleeve 53 which is provided with a feather key 54 that projects into said slot wherehy the sleere 53 may not rotatirely move on said tubular shat't 52 but whereby it nay slidably move in lcngtlnvise directions thereon.

The upper end of the slceve 53 is provided with an integral bei'eled gear-wheel 55.

The sleere is rotatably disposed in a hearing that is fastened within the lower cnd of a tube 57 which -is siidably disposed within the pipe 40.

W'ithin the upper end of the vcrtically f slidable tube 57 is fastened a screw-threaded nut 58 through which is screwed the screwthreaded portion of a shaft 47 whose upper endportion is journaled in the hearing block 45, 'as shown more clearly in Fig. 3, and upon the upper end portion of said shaft 47 is fastened a beveled gearwheel 59, vertical movements of said shaft 47 being pre ented by a eollar 60 and the hub of said beveled gearwheel 59.

Upon the top end portion of the shaft 48, within the elbow 43, is fastened a beveled gearwheei 61.

Extending through the pipe 44 is a shaft 62 which is jonrnaled in hearing blocks 63 and 64, and fastened to said shaft 62 are beveled gearwheels (35 and 60 which operatively engage i'espectirely with beveled gearwhcels 59 and (31.

That end of the shatt 02, adjacent to the center of a hole (37 formed through the wall of the elbow 42, is made of square cross-section and upon such squared end portion may -be disposcd a ren'orable crank, like the crauk 08, by the manipulation of which orank 68 the slafl (32 may be rotatcd to cause the vertical shat'ts 47 and 48 to be simnltaneously rotated in opposi'te directions in an ohvious manner.

.Both ot' the pipes 40 and 41, in positions directly opposie each other, are provided each with a vertical siotted opening as openings 09 and 70' respectively.

surrounding each of the pipes 40 and 41 .is a' sleeve, as sleeres 71 and 72- respectively,

both ot said sleevcs 71 'and 72 being adapted to he slilably novable in .Vertical directionson the pipes 40 and 41.

Integral with the sleeve 71 is a boss 73, which projects from its side in a direction toward the pipo 41, and through said boss- '73 is bored a hole to 'serve us a journal bearn The sleeve 71 is fastened rigdly to the lower part of the tube 57 by screws 74 which extend through said slecve 71 et :L point udjacent to the boss 73 and 'through the slotted opening 09 and thence into the wall of said tube 57, there being interposed between the wall of the sleeve 71 'and the wall of the tube 57 spacing blocks 75', which spacng blocks 'engage with the edge sur-' faces of the slotted opening 69, tlereby to prevent the tube 57 from having any 1endency to rotate When the tubular shuft 50 is rotated.

The sleeve 72 is also provided with a similar boss 76 which directly faces 'the boss 74 and said boss 79 also provided with. a hole bored thereti'rough to serve as a journal hearing.

VVithin the pipo 41 a unt 77 of cylin dricul form, through which is u screw-thrcaded portion ei? the sha 1. and the sleevc 72 is rigidly connect i witi' said cylindricni .unt 77 by screws 78 in the same manner that'. 'the sleeve 71 is 'rig'cll' connected to the tube 57.

One of the 'screwihreads of the shefts 47 and. 4:8 right landed While the other one thereof is left handed; tlus When the shaft 62 is rotated by the cranh 68 the tube 57 with its attached sieeve 71 end the cylin drical nut 77 with its utteched sieeve 72 will be simultaneously moved in the same vertical direction to dispose them at u dcsired elevation on the pipes 40 and 11.

Disposed to be rotativeiy movehle in the journal heai-ings fol-med by the bosscs 73 and 76 ure the opposite end journais of a roller supporting bracket 79.

Rigidly fixed in the supporting beses 23 and 24 are pipes 80 and 81, respectively, whose top ends ure rigidiy united by elbows 82 and 83 and a p'ipe 84 thus to form e side frane corresponding to the Side frame formed by the supporting beses 21 and 22, the base rail 31, and top side rail 44.

Within each of the ipes 80 andSl is rotatably mounted a sha t, s shafts 85 and 86 respectively, each having a screw-threaded portion which extends through a cylindri'cal nut, as nuts 87 amd 88, respectively, which slidingly fits within the respective pipo Upon the top end portions of each of 'the shtfts 85 and 86 are beveled gearwheel, 89 and 90 which operatively engage with bej eled gearwheels 91 and 92 are mounted on a shaft 93 which extends through the pipe 84, said shaft 93 being provid'ed with a squared end portion 94 I to which access may be gained through a hole 95 that extends through the wall of the elbow 82:

The squared end portion 94 of the shaft 93 is -adapted to receive a crank, like the respectivcly; there being hly mounted on a i fastened by a nut 118 to the a lug 119 upwrdly from the opposjte i roller supporting bracket 107, into' which-3 respectively, that;

'crunk 68 shown in Fig. 3, whereby the shaft 93 may he rotuted to cause the'. shafts 85 and 86 to revolve thereby simultaneously to raise and lower the nuts 87 and 88 to a desired position within the pipes 80 and 81, the screw-threads on the shafts 85 and 80 being one right hnded and the other left handed.

Opposite portionsof the pipes 80 and 81 are provided With slotted openings 96 and 97, respectively, and surrounding each of said pipes 80 and 81 are sleeves 98 and 99 having integral bosses 100 and 101, respectively, which are bored to form journal beat-luge and said sleeves 98 idl'y Secured to the nuts 87 and 88, respectively, by screws 102 which project through the Slots 96 and 97 into the nuts 87 and 88, provided oblong 103 and 104, respectively, which slidingly engage with the edges of the slotted opcnings 96 and 97 respectively Nithin the journal bearings formed in the hr. 2 100 and 101 are disposed the opr* te emi jornals ?05 and 106 of a rolierug 'racket 107 {het is adupted to be ingly movable like the oppositely dispom i roller supporting bracket 79.

'The roller supporting br'cket 79 is bored, throughout its length between and through ;Las journals to form a space within which is rotatzbly mounted a shefi; 108, one end portion of which projects within the tube 57 through a, hoie formed in the slotted portion of the pi'pe 40 and in the wall of .said tube 57, and on said end portion is festened beveled gearwheel 109 which operatively cngages with the gearwheel 55 of the sieeve 53. p The 108 is provided with two worm geers 7.10 and 111, respectively, euch other, and. directly above euch of said worn: 110 and 111, the roller suppointing hraclet is provided with an up-` wardiy projecting hollow lug, as lugs 112 and 113 within each of which is a worm gearwheel (as worn gearwheels 114 and 115 respectively) whose periphe projects through an opening .that exten s from the interier 'of the lu into the space .within which is disposed t e sbaft 108 operatively to engage with the adjacnt one of the-warm screws 110 and 111.

sp &sing hlocks shown in Fig 8, is ntegral with ah inwardly projecting hub 1'16 which is rotat& fixed shaft 117 one of whose ends is lug 112 to extend therefi'om to that projects `11155119 t 'e other end of said fixed-sha& is screwed.

Adjacent to the annular end surface of the huh 116 is a' collar 120 and-slidably mounted on said hub 116 and said collar, 120

and 99 are rigspaced from i is a sleeve-lilte member 121 which is prevented from rotatively moving around the hub 116 by a' feather 122 which slidingly moves into a slot 123 that is provided in the hub 116, Whereby such clutch member 121 may be slidingly moved in a lengthwise direction of the shutt 117 and always be revolved in response to a rotation of the worm gearwheel 114. Freely mounted on the fixed shaft 117 is ft roller 124, of' the form shown more clearly in Fig. 8, within that end of the roller 124- adjaeent to the lug 112 is a cltch member 125 which is engagcd by the clutch member -121 when said clutch member 121 is moved for a sullicient distance in a direction away from the adjacent, side of the worm geari wheel 114, and which is disengaged from the clutch member 121, When such clutch membe;- 121 is moved to the farthest exthnt to-' ward the side surface of said worm gear- Wheel 114.

Free-,ly mounlcd on the sleeve-like clutch member 121 is an externally screw-threaded sle-eve 126 which is disposed to cngage with an internally screw-threaded Hangcd portion of the lug 11.2, said screw-threads being quadruple and of :i coarse pitch whereby when said sleeve is rotatively moved for a short distance it will move the clutch member 121 for a. sullicient distance to engage it With or disengage it from the clutch member 125.

Extending through thewall of the hollow lug 112, is a, spirally disposed slot, 127 and fixed in the externally screw-threaded sleeve 126 is an arm 128 which projects outwardly through said slot 127, which arm 128 may be actuated to rotate the sleeve 126 to cluteh and unclutch the clutch member 121 in an obvious mannez Associated. with the hollow lugs 113 and the worm gearwheel 115 therewithin, and with an upwardly projecting lug 129 on the roller supporting bracket 107, are also a like clutch mechanism, a, like shaft 158 and a like roller 130, a like arm 131, and a like slot 132, all'having a like mode of operation, and therefore need not be further described hei-ein.

Projecting downwardly from the roller hearing bracket 107 at points directly beneath the lugs 119 and 129, respcctively, are two lngs 133 and 134,- as shown more clearly in Fig. 4, within whose lower end portions is pivotally mounted e roller hearing bracket 135.

Extending upwardly from the central portion of the roller hearing bracket 135 is a, curved arm 136 to the upper end of which is articulated a lever 137.

Extending dm 'nwardly through the lugs 119 andinto the lug 133 is a socket hole 138 indicated by dotted lines in Fig 4 and by full lines in Fig. 8, within which hole 138 is 'upper end is rigidly attachedto an elbov slidably disposed a fulcrum red 139 whose 140 which is articulated with the 1ever.13 v at a point not far from the center of its length.

The journal 'of the elbow 140 within its hearing in the lever 137 is provided with detent recesses 141 and 142 and within' the lever 137 extending from the hearing of the elbow 140 to and out of its upper end is a 76 hole within which is disposed a detent rod 143 that is provided with a helical spring 144 that tends to force the inner end of the detcnt rod 143 into either of the detent recesses 141 and '142.

Normally the lever 137 is in a Vertical position with the end of detent red 143 projected into the detent recess 142, but' if it be desired to force the curved arm 136 out- Wardly to a position shown by dotted lines in Fi 2, then the detent rod 143 is raised to disengage its end from the detent recess 142, whereupon the lover 137 is forced to the position, indicated by dot ted lines in Fig. 2, in which position the detent rod 1,43 Will project its end into the detent recess 141 to lock the parte in their positions shown by t said dotted linos, Rigidly fixed in the roller hearing braeket, 135 is a shaft. 145 which is disposed normallyf 85 With its aXis in a horizontal plane lower than the plane of the axesof the shafts 117 andi 129 and in a vertical plane that is midway between the vertical planes of said shafts 11373 and 129, as indicated in Fig. 9, said shafts 10@ being extcndcd to adownwardly projecting; portion 146 of the oppositely clisposed rolln hearing bracket 79 which portion 1.46 is pro vided with u lug 147 formed to serve as an end support for said shaft 145, as shown more clearly in Fig. 11, said shaft 145 being disposed normally to rest on said lug 147 where it may be releasably locked by a locking member 148' that is rotetably disposed to extend through said downwardly projecting portion 146.

Mounted on said shaft freely to rotate thereon is an idler roller 149. i

As shown in Fig. 6, the hearing in the boss 101 of the sleeve 99 (within which is disposed thejournal 106 of the roller bear:- ing braeket 107)` is of obloug form in cross-l section to pe'rmit sidewise movements ofth i journal 106 when the roller hearing brack-` kets 107 and 79 are raised to dispose them, zj l in different horizontal planes to compensate i'or thi hecling of the vessel, thus to main- 'aiu all three o'l" the rollers 124, 130 and 149 with their exes in a horizontal plane.

In order to aid in supporting the plat- 125 form 17 in its rotatahle position on the deck 13 of a vesscl there may be provided :L plurality of rollers each mounted in a bracket, like the hrackets 150 shown m Fig. 2, all of which brackets are .tastened to 1 80 the deck 13 at equi-distant points in a circle concentric with the shaft 20, in an obvious manner not shown, so that the bottom surface of the platform 17 may engage with and rest upon said rollers.

The operation of my seine puller when construeted in the manner illustrated and described is as follows: u

The platform 17 being rotatably disposed in the deck 13 of the after portion of a vessel, in the manner shown in Figs. 1 and 2, with the operative 'mechanism abaft the 'vertical shaft 20, then the end of the seine, that is to be pulled inboard, is lifted from y the water and evenly spread over the two rollers 124 and 130, the roller 149 being swung upwardly to the position indicated by dotted'lnes in Fig. 2 by manipulating the lever 137 in an obviousmanner, thus to Eefmitsaid end portion of said seine to e so disposed, whereupon said lever 137 is manipulated to swing the roller 149 downwardly to dispose the free end portion of its shaft 145 in the lug 147 there to be locked by the looking member 148 so that the axis of said roller 149 will be parallel with the axes of the rollers 124 and 130 and'in engagenent with the top side of said seine, as mdicated in Fig. 9.

If the vessel be heeling from an even keel the crank 68 is then applicd successively to 'the shafts 62 and 93 which are thereby turned to cause the rollers 124, 130 and 149 to be in a horizontal plane Thereupon the arms 128 and 131 (whose free ends are connected by a link 151) are moved toward the right indicated by `dotted lines in Fig. 3, therej hand` to a position by-to cause the clutch m' mbers 121 to en gage with the clutch members 125.

hen, rotary motion s communicated to the vertical shaft 20 beneath the deck 13, by any suitable means not shown, which rotary motion will be oommunicated to the rollers 124 and 130 through the medium of the clutch members 125 and 126, the worm gearwheels 114 and 115, the worm screws llo and 111, the shaft 108,' the bevel gearwheels 109'and 55, the tubular shaft 50, the

beveled gearwheels 51 and 35, the shaft `34 'and the beveled gearwheels 37 and 38, and

the rotary movements of the rollers 124 and 130 will act to draw'the seine evenly on to the forward portion of the platform 17, the idler roller 149 acting to cause a tension on the seine to make it forcibly and frictionally engage with the rollers 124 and 130 whose continued rotation will efliciently pull the seine from the water and dispose it on to the platform 17 there to be folded manually by attendants as it is drawn over said rollers 124 and 130.

In order to guide the edges of the seine in the` course ofjts travel over the rollers 124 and 130, I have provided four vertical rollers, like rollers 152 and 153 which are pivotally mounted to extend one between the lugs 25 and a lug 154 that is integral with the elbow 42 another to xtend between the lug 26 and a lug 155 that is integral with the elbow 43, another to extend between the lug 27 and a lug 156 that is ,integral with the elbow 82 and another to extend between the lug 28 and a lug 157 that ,is integral with the lug 83.

tThus, it is obvious 'that a seine can be pulled inboard by my seine puller from any direction abaft the line drawn athwartship through the axis of the vertical shaft 20 irrespective of the heeling of the vessel either toward the starboard side or toward the ort side of said vessel.

O viously, changes may be made in the forms, dimensions and arrangement of parte of my invention without departng from the spirit thereo\ What I claim is:

1. In a seine puller of the class described., the conbination with a seine platform that is adapted to be pivotally mounted on the deck of a vessel to be rotatable in a plane parallel with said deck, of a france comprising oppositely disposed rectangular side members fastened to said platform and connected together by base rails extending between the lower portons thereof; two vertically adjustable roller supportin `brackets pivotally mounted one on each o' said side members; two spaced rollers mounted on said roller supporting brackets to extend therebetween'with their axe's in the same horizontal plane; controllable means for communicating rotary motion to said two rollers; a shaft having one of its ends artculated to one of said roller supporting brackets and adapted to be moved releasably to engage its other end in a locked relation with the pther. of said roller supporting brackets, ii which position its axis is in a vertical plane that is midway between the vertical planes of the axes of said two rollers and in a horizontal plane lower than the 'horizontal plane of the axes of said two rollers; and an idler roller rotatably mcunted on said shaft.

2. A seine puller of. the class described, which enbodes a seine platform that is adapted to be pivotally mounted on the deck of a vessel to be rotatable in a plane parallel with the surface of said deck; a frame comprising oppositel disposed rectangular side members fastene to said platform and rigidly connected together by base rails extending-between the lower portions thereof seine 'engaging rollers rotatably associated with said frame; and means forcommunicating rotary motion to said rollers.

3. A seine puller of the class described embodying a platform, a frame Secured to said platform, rollers journaled in said france meuhs for changing the height of said rollers, und means fol' rotatmg the same.

4. A Seine pller of the class descrhed e'hodying a platform, :L frme Secured to s'd platform, rolle's jou'zled in seid traum, une of said rollers being pivotally munted at one end whereby the Same may be awung upwardly, means for cl'mnging the height of said rollers, and means fol' rotating the Same A seine pulle' of the chu s described ehody'ng a platform, a f'nme mtutahly secu'ed to said platform, three 'oHe'rs jour naled. in seid frame, the middle roller being pvotally mounted at one end Whereby the same may be swug upwa'dly, means for changing the height of the 'ollers, and means fo:: rotatng the two outside x'ollers.

S. A seine puller of the class described 7' A seine pul'ler of the class described emv hodyng a phtf''n, u t'I-ume mwcured to said phtfonn said 'rume ''chd'; spzeel rectmgula' portions 'igfly connected ai their lower ends, rollers adjustuhly supported in, the vertical legs of the rectrn iaportcms and means fol' rotating the rohrs.

.In witness whe-eof, I le'eu'tu Subsnxb: my name this 30th day of Ayp l A.. D 1917.

CHRISTIAN' J, IR JELANN. 

